1973 NAIA World Series
 1973 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | United States International (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Potter |
| MVP | Ken Koske (P) (US International) |
The 1973 NAIA World Series was the 17th annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.[1]
The tournament was played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
United States International (36-8) defeated Eastern Connecticut State (31-8) in the first game of the championship series, 7–2, to win the Gulls' first NAIA World Series.
US International pitcher Ken Koske was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Malone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States International | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States International | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States International | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 7 | Valdosta State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pembroke State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | United States International | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malone | 0 | Valdosta State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States International | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 3 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pembroke State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2022.